Indian Antiquary Vol 35

SR No.: 032527
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 434
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MAY, 1906.
The Devell in ye nights baled & puld & brused ye Ld Jeff: Cawn and soe frighted him he durst not be from yo xpiang, who praled wth him to lie wth y bible on his brest & while he did soe, yo Devells had no power of him.
1. John Cambell, warned not to come at Old Dilly more, had a tent sett vp wthout the gate, wheere my friends & those Consernd met together. AL3 Clock in an afternoon, appeares y great Devell without attendance and said, since you will hane ye trebure I charge y" give Cawn none of it. We said he must share.
If it be soe, said y. Devell, he shall never inioy good hower with it, nor did he, till he was baptized, but pined away.
M Smith, after 6 howers discorse wth ye Devell, commanded him away. Yo Devell went 3 tymes and caime againe. The 3d tyme he enquired of me, John Cambell, why I did not goe into ye howse. I replied not. Sa yo Devell, I know yu weere forward. Mr Smith replied, Brough [barão), wch is begon, I command yo, in ye name of Christ begon, I, Jno Cambell, still reasoned y scripture wth yo Devell, but not capable to undertake as M Smith was, I left it to him, After wch y Devell vanisht away, but Mr Smith for 3 mo afterwards kept his bed, we doubtinge his life all the tyme. He recoverd at last, but every other night was tempted yt he would take away yo bible from yo Ld Cawn, But we defyed ye Devell.
Then said y Devell, I baue Armies & Riches and am an Emperor & Emperror of Emperrers & can pfer yo, & vanisht.
After this, we being in the feild wth Oram Zebb, Emps, his army, we saw a Maltitude of Men, wych we tooke for the Enemie Kinge Swagies [Sivaji's) army. But it was y Devell or Mortezally with his Armie, for we weere 130 Leagnes from yo enemy, as we trewly vnderstood after, but by these weere led too & froo for about 2 mo & mett wt noe enemy, tho we sought them.
This La Jeffery Cawn, then in ye Army & a Stont Soldier, Commanded 4000 : fower thowsand borsse could never get yo Devells army out of his sight, Told yo Minister who saw it as well as he, and we alsoe y rest of yo Christians saw it, That the Christians faith was good & he would willingly Die for it, y honor of the vengell. Mi Smith yo minister told him, theires noe forse to be vsed to yo, yu haue seene what we doe.
Its written, Sa yo Ld, in of lawes that when Mahommett died, some of his greate Councell askt how they should be saved. Or proffett told them by water, Pray, 8d y. LA, what is that water. Mr Smith replied, it was yo water of Baptisme. The La replied, I anderstand not what that is ; we wash much. Sa yo Minister, wth Mr White, That washinge did not save or peserve him in those troubles y are come throw. This Ld replied, keepe my secretts friends. And if yo will baptize me in ye way yy are in I am willinge to receive it.
A feast was made at my bowse, J: Cambell, and y' Lord Jeffery Cawn Baptized ;47 M: White was Godfather. Never after this did Ans of ye spirrifts or Devells troble him, Though, as before said, he till then washed in his bodey; Every day at yo tyme of of prayer would he come by stelth, leaveing behind his serva.
After this, Mr Roch & this Ll was sent for to paon (prison) by the Casa (gazt], who is gapreeme in Ecclesiasticall Orimes, On plence they 2 weere propagatinge yo Christian Religion : and after y Casa had Examoned them, they weere Commanded before the Emperor Oram Zebb, The Ld wpth a greate Chaine about his neck. The Emperor demanded what relation he had to y Christians. The Casa had told y Emperor what had past.
07 Mr. Irvine tolle me that there is probably some fondation for this story, as Manucci has a good deal to say About Jaar Khan and his kindnew to, and intimacy with, Christiana. Manuel does not say that he actually became . Christian, but he adds that "he drank his drop of liquor,"